Receptacle support for filling machines



W. M. FOWLER.

RECEPTACLE SUPPORT FOR FILLING MACHINES.

APPLICATIQN min Nov. 23. 1920.

1,430,973. Patented Oct. 3, '1922.'

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i Y RECEPTACL SUPPORT FOR FILLNG' /ICHITI'ES.`

applica-noir `ined november e3, 1920.

To @ZZ whom t may conce/Ivi .i y

Be it known that l, WILLIAM M.V'FQWLER, a citizen of the United' States,and resident of Sound Beach, in the county of Fairfield and State ot'Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in ReceptacleSupports for Fillino' Machines, of Vwhich the C :following is aspecification. n

The object oi" my invention is to provide means whereby receptacles ofdifferent widths may be alined and properly supported without changingtheir' position laterally with respect to their iilling nozzles, thuseliminating the necessity of shifting the rilling nozzles to suitreceptacles of dlferent widths.

.My invention includes generally one or more Apairs of parallel sidemembers, one or more pairs of parallel bottom members, and means forvarying the distance between the side members and between the bottommembers of each pair to suit receptacles of different widths.

My invention more particularly includes one or more series ot rocklevers to which the side and bottom members are connected, means beingprovided for rocking each series ol levers to move the parallel sidemembers and bottom members toward and away from a median plane so as toproperly aline and support the receptacles.

A practical embodiment ci my'invention is represented in theaccompanying drawing', in which,

Fig. l represents in top plan so much of a receptacle support torfilling` machines as will give a clear understanding of my invention,the pairs oi. side and bottom members being shown in full lines inposition to suit receptacles of a smaller diameter and in dotted linesto suit receptacles of a larger diameter.

Fig. 2 represents anend view of the parts shown in Fig. l. l

Fig. 8 represents a section taken in the plane ot the line lll-Ill ofFig. l.

The rigid crossbars oit the support are designated by l, 2 and l haverepresented4 three roclr levers pivoted about midway between their endsto the crossbars l, 2 and 3, the said rock levers beine denoted by et, 5and 6. rllhe parallel side members 7 and 8 ot a pair are pivotallyconnected to the rock levers et, 5 and G upon opposite s oit the pivotalconnection ot said rock ,.'crs with the crortsbars. The two parallelserial no. essere.`

bottom members 9 and lO of a pair are also pivotally connected to theroclr levers 4, 5 and G upon opposite sides of their pivotal connectionswith the crossbars l, 2 and The side members and 8 extend upwardlybeyond the tops ot the bottom members 9 and il() so `as to engage theopposite sides of the row or" receptacles which are placed upon thebottom members.

' There may be one or more series of rock levers and their pairs of sideand bottom members. ln the present instance l have shown three of theseseries which are operated simultaneously rom a common rod ll pivoted toextensions 12 ot the roel: lever (5. rl`his rod 1l acts as a commonmeans to move each pair of side members and each pair of bottom memberstoward and away from a median plane so as to adapt the side and bottommembers to receptacles of difterent widths, the side members serving toproperly aline the receptacles of a prede-` termined width along themedian plane which passes through the iilling nozzle (not shown herein)intended for that particular row ot receptacles.

From the above description it will be seen that a very simple andeffective means is provided for adapting the lling machine rapidly andaccurately to receptacles of different widths, without necessitating theshitting oit" the fillingw nozzles of the machine.

lt is evident that various changes maybe made in the construction, toi-mand arrangement oi: the several parts without departing 'from the`spirit and scope of my invention hence 4l do not wish to limit myselfto the pmticular embodiment herein shown and des 'ibed, but* lll hat .lclaim is l. n. receptacle support for filling machinos .including` apair oi parallel side members, bottom members parallel to the sidemembers, and means for varying the distance between the side members andbetween the bottom members to aline and properly support receptacles otdifferent widths.

2. A receptacle support for filling machines including` a pair ofparallel side mem bers, bottom members parallel to the side i'nembers,and means for moving the side and bottoni members toward and away from amenian plane to aline and properly supbort reretr les o'l differentwidths.

re aele support tor lilling ma- CIK chines including a pair of parallelside members, parallel bottom members, a series of roel; leversconnecting the side members and bottom members, and a common means forrocking` said leversto move theI side and bottom members toward and awayfrom a median plane to aline and properly support receptacles ot'different widths. n

4;. A receptacle support :t'or iilling machines including a plurality otpairs ot parallel side members, a plurality ot` setsl `or parallelbottom members, and means for varying the distance between the sidemembers or' each pair and between their bottom members to aline andproperly support rereiiitacles ot different widths. l

A receptacle support ttor iilling` ma chinos including a plurality ofpairs oit parallel side members, a plurality of sets of bottom members,and a common means tor moving the side members of each pair and theirbottom members toward and away from a median plane to aline and properlysupportreceptacles of different widths.

(S. Areceptacle support for filling machines including` a plurality otpairs of parallel side members, a plurality of sets ot parallel bottommembers7 a plu Iality of Vserres ot roclt levers connecting the side andWiLLmr M rowLnR.

